Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

16 reviews

mjwhitlock18's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

The second book in the Mistborn series. This book is much more political than the first, but I love that. It slows down in the middle, but damn does it pick up in the last 100 pages or so! The groundwork for the third book is obvious, so I guess I have to finish the trilogy now. 

The good things: great world building, superbly written action, engaging plot. The magic system continues to intrigue and fascinate me. 

The not so good things; sometimes clunky writing, awkward dialogue, runs slow in places. Wish there were more female characters with deeper development. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Drug use and Addiction

Minor: Rape

cookiecat73's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, War, Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content

superstars111's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Grief, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal death, Classism, Cursing, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, Addiction, and Drug use

katievallin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Murder, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, Drug use, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

ohmygourd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Grief, Infertility, and Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Vomit

angelareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Religious bigotry